Title: Lenny for your thoughts
Author: Anita Sunday
Cover artist: n/a
Publisher: Self published.
Amazon Buy Link:Lenny For Your Thoughts
Genre: contemporary mm romance
Length: novel (no idea about exact length)
Rating: 4.25 stars out of 5
A guest review by Sirius.
Summary: Interesting story with a charming narrator and a lot of flashbacks which I enjoyed.
Title: Grime and Punishment
Author: Z. A. Maxfield
Cover Artist: Valerie Tibbs
Publisher: Loose Id
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Amazon Buy Link: Grime and Punishment (The Brothers Grime)
Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance
Length: Short Novel
Rating: 4.25 out of 5 rating points
A Guest Review by Raine
Summary Review: Very engaging portrait of a damaged guy dealing with a tough time and involving gritty unusual crime scene clean up business but this just felt a little off the mark on some character motivations for me.
Title: Hell’s End, book 1
Author: Ally Blue
Cover artist: Kanaxa
Publisher: Samhain
Amazon Buy Link:Hell’s End (Hellscape)
Genre: gay alternate worlds
Length: novel
Rating: 4.25 out of 5
A guest review by Sirius.
Summary: Enjoyable, action packed sci-fi, I loved the characters, but would not have minded knowing more about them.
Title: Cambion, Dark Around the Edges. Episode 3: We Are Family
Author: Cari Z
Cover artist: Nathie
Publisher: Storm Moon Press
Amazon Buy Link:Dark Around the Edges: We Are Family (Cambion)
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Genre: fantasy m/m romance
Length: 896 locations on my kindle
Rating: 4.25 stars out of 5
A guest review by Sirius
Summary: This episode was even more character-oriented than the last one and I really liked it.
Title: Scarlet Blade
Author: Jez Morrow
Cover artist: BS Clay
Publisher: Torquere
Buy Link: Scarlet Blade
Genre: Historical
Length: 67,200 words
Rating: 4.25 out of 5.0 stars
A guest review by Val Kovalin
Summary Review: Good writing and appealing characters give a swashbuckling adventure enough heart to be emotionally relevant.
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Title: How to Quit Playing Hockey
Author: Isa K.
Cover artist: Ginny Glass
Publisher: Loose Id
Buy Link: How to Quit Playing Hockey
Genre: Contemporary, Sports
Length: 50,235 words
Rating: 4.25 out of 5.0 stars
A guest review by Val Kovalin
Summary Review: An unforgettable character with a big heart has a secret romance amidst the grunge and obscurity of the AAA minor hockey leagues in this smart, hot, vivid novel.
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Title: Deprivation; or, Benedetto furioso: an oneiromancy
Author: Alex Jeffers
Cover artist:n/a
Publisher: Lethe Press
Amazon Buy Link:Deprivation; or, Benedetto furioso: an oneiromancy
Genre: speculative gay fiction
Length:130,000 words
Rating. 4.25 stars out of 5
A guest review by Sirius.
Summary: Unusual book with reality and dreams mixed together so much that it was hard to figure out what was real. I liked it overall.
Title: Whitewater (part of the Under the Southern Cross anthology)
Author: Meredith Shayne
Cover Artist: Anne Cain
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Buy Link: Publisher, Amazon
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 117 pages
Rating: 4.25 stars out of 5
A Guest Review by Andrea
Review Summary: A satisfyingly complete novella of a romance which looks beyond a physical disability.
Title: The Culling (The Torch Keeper 1)
Author: Steven dos Santos
Cover Art: Chris Nurse/Debut Art Ltd.
Publisher: Flux
Buy Link: The Culling (The Torch Keeper)
Genre: GLBT YA Dystopian
Length: Novel/432 pages/approx. 90,000 words
Rating: 4.25 stars out of 5
A guest review by LadyM
Review summary: Exceptional debut novel – a truly disturbing dystopian future with compelling characters that will break your heart.
Title: Captive
Author: Remy Jensen
Cover artist: Aisha Akeju
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Buy Link: Captive
Genre: Contemporary, Enemies-to-Lovers
Length: 18,000 words
Rating: 4.0 out of 5.0 stars
A guest review by Val Kovalin
Summary Review: Smart characters + fast pace + fun, sexy plot = must read
Title: Hunter of Demons (Spectr Series #1)
Author: Jordan L. Hawk
Cover Art: Author
Self Published Buy Link
Amazon Buy Link: Hunter of Demons (SPECTR)
Genre: M/M Paranormal Romance
Length: Novella
Rating: 4.25 out of 5 rating stars
A Guest Review by Raine
Summary Review: Fun and lively start to spirit possession romance with interesting alphabetic agency action.
Title: Vanity Fierce
Author: Graeme Aitken
Cover Artist: not available
Publisher: Random House Australia
Amazon Buy Link: Vanity Fierce
Publisher Buy link: Vanity Fierce
Genre: Contemporary/recent historical
Length: 375 pages
Rating: 4.25 stars out of 5
A Guest Review by Cryselle
Review Summary: Not exactly a romance, more of a look at gay life in the mid-90’s with a love story and laughter. Continue reading
Title and Link: Blood Red Butterfly
Author: Josh Lanyon
Cover Artist: Faith L.
Publisher URL: self published – Just Joshin
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Genre: Contemporary M/M/YAOI
Length: Novella/92 PDF pages
Rating: 4.25 stars out of 5
Review Summary: Your enjoyment of this book will depend on your expectations. A great effort by the author in a new-to-him genre, which worked for me.
Title: Slam!
Author: J.L. Merrow
Cover Artist: Kanaxa
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Buy Link: Amazon, Publisher
Genre: Contemporary
Length: novel (278 pages)
Rating: 4.25 stars out of 5
A Guest Review by Andrea
Review Summary: Funny and entertaining, these are the kind of people I would love to know in real life.
Title: Pink Fizz
Author: Thom Lane
Publisher: loose id
Cover Art: April Martinez
Buy from: Amazon , Publisher
Genre: contemporary m/m romance
Length: Novel
Rating: 4.25 out of 5 rating stars
A Guest Review by Feliz
Summary Review: Sweet, romantic, written with a light hand–this was actually a summer read, set before the gorgeous backdrop of the French Provence.